Folding ironing table



' 31121010, 1930. c. A. FO R NEY FOLDING IRONING TABLE Filed May 6, 19272 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 10, 1930;

c. A. FORNEY FOLDING IRONING TABLE .2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May a, 192'?Patented June 10, 1930 can}; romrnmor nmrnra' ronnme moms 'rnnnilpplioation filed my a, 1927, same no. 189,805.-

' This invention relates to improvements in ironing boards or tables.

The primary object-of the-invention is the provision of improvedcollapsings suplporting means for ironing boar ta es.

" A further object of the invention is the; rovision of colla sible 1esupporting meansor ironing boar s or tab es embodying a 00- ooperatively connected and braced front and rear leg construction whichmay becollapsed compactly u on the. under surface of the ironing boarand retained in such position during storing.- Other objects andadvantages of this invention. will-be a parent during the course of thefollowing etailed description.

In the accompanying drawings forming .a' part of this specification, anwherein similar reference characters designate cor"- responding partsthroughout the several views, h y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pre- 'ferred form of ironlng boardand leg con-' struction, showing the leg construction extended andsupportin the ironin "board.

Fi re 2 is a rear e evation of t e ironing boar with the preferred legconstruction extended.

so Fi e 3 is a side elevation of the ironing boar and leg constructioncollapsed 'or folded.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the folded legconstruction on theironing board.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the leg or supporting construction of theironing board extended, with the ironing board removed, but showing therelation which the 4 and dash lines. v 1

Figure 6 is a fra entary view, partly 1n section, showing t e supportingand cooperating details of an outer leg constructlon for the ironingboard. 4 4

Figures 7 and Bare fragmentary sectional views showing cooperatingositions of the brace used in connection wit the inner legs of theironing board.

' Figure 9 is a bottom plan view of a modibraces 25 and 26 alsoincluding a minor lied, form of folded ironing board.

leg

and 16, 0 an as illustrated in full an in'Figure 2 of the drawings, toadmit of a 8 board bears to the leg construction in dot shi w In thedrawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown preferredand modified forms of the invention, the letter v A' may generallydesignate the ironing board construction whic may include the ironingboard B having-leg constructions and D foldably connected t erewith.- Inlien, p of the leg construction D a modified form of f leg constructionE illustrated in Figures 9, and 10 maybe used.

' The ironing board B is of course of any n ap roved construction, thesame being of the or nary plane elongated formation, and

. prefera ly of .wood. 1 y

As -to the legconstruction C, the. same preferabl comprises 'the legmembers I 15 approved material or formation, having bolts or pins 18 atthe upper ends thereof, bearing for an oscillative movement in enlargedo enin 18" formed in dependin ears 19 o a su, stantially U- shaped bracunder surface of the board B at one end thereof, as illustrated inFigures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The facing ends of the bolts 18 aresuflicientl H U they may have an oscil ative bearing in the 801 longenough that ears .19,-'which will permit a relative movement of 'theouter ends of the leg members 15 and 16 towards or awafrom each other,dotted positions properly divergent positioning of said le .when suporting the ironing-board as 1 lustrated m Figure 2, or which will rr'nitof proper colla sing in a compact re ationen the egs are folded asillustrated in igure' 4 of the drawings.-

In order that the le members -15 and 16' may be properly brace in theirdownward-' I 1y diver ent relationship for su porting theironing oard B,it is-preferre to provide 'braces 25 and 26 for said legs, the braces 25and 26 including a major portion 27 pivoted at the lower-ends thereof at28 on the legs 15 and 16.; the major portions 27 of the re 10 is anouter ,end elevation of details of the modified ironing board of Fergure9, showing the leg construction extend et 20, which is attached to the 1length 29, pivotally connected as at 30 to its respective major portion27. The outer ends of the minor portions of parts 29 are pivotallyconnected as at 31 to the legs and 16 above the pivot connections 28. Inthis relation of parts the braces 25 and 26 cross,

' each other in an X-shaped relation, with the .lower ends of the legs15 and 16 may be moved together so that the legs 15 and 16 convergetowards their free or lower ends in the relation illustrated in Figure4, and

which position is used when the legs are rests upon the folded beneaththe ironin board. In order to protect the operator fiom pinching thefingers at the joint 30 between the portions 27 and 29 of each of thebraces 25 and 26, it is preferred to use a substantially U- shaped guard35, which provides a pocket in which the pivotally connected ends of theportions 27 and '29 of said braces are received, as illustrated in Figures' 7 and 80f the drawings. The pivot pins or member 30 for theportions of the braces are located off center of the axis of theportions 27 and 29, so that when the portions 27 and 29 are in alignmenttheir edges may abut against the inner surface 36 at the bottom of thepocket of the guard piece 35, to hold and retain the said portions 27and 29 in spaced rigid alignment as illustrated in Figures 2 and.7.

Referring to the leg construction D the same contemplates the provisionof a single supporting leg 40, pivotally connected on'a pin or member 41beneath the ironing board B; the pin or member 41 being supported bybracket clips-42 attached to the under surface of the ironing board Bsubstantially midway between the ends of the said ironing board.- Theleg 40 is pivoted so that it may collapse parallel beneath the ironingboard B, or be extended downwardly into a di- .vergent relation at anacute angle with respect to the plane of the ironing board B, asillustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings. It has a bevel ed e 43, thefree end of which oor surface. A block 44, best illustrated in Figure6of the drawings, is provided, with a bevel edge 45 against which the topedge of the leg 40 abuts to limit the opening movement of the leg 40 tothe acute angled extended relation illustrated in Figures 1 and 6 of thedrawings, and providing a brace for the leg 40. Furunder surface of .theironing board B. The

loop-45 slides in the guide means 47, and i when the leg 40 is fullyextended with respect to the ironing board 13 the loop 45 at its endengages against an end of .the guide member 47 as illustrated in'Figures 1 and 6 of the drawings, to prevent the legs opening beyond acertain position for the purpose of retaining a thrust rod constructionF in the proper relation with respect to the legs as will besubsequently mentioned.

The legs 15 and 16 at the inner sides thereof are provided withconnecting rods or members 50 and 51 respectively, which are pivotallyconnected as at 52 to said legs 15 and 16 intermediate the ends thereof,and preferably closer to the upper ends than the lower ends; saidconnecting members or rods 50 and 51 at their opposite ends beingpivotally connected to a pin 54 on the leg4O adjacent the lower endthereof. In this relationship the legs 15 and 16 are connected forsynchronous movement with the leg 40, so that all of said legs of theironing board may be simultaneously collapsed or extended with respectto the ironing board B.

The retaining member F preferably is of metal and of U-shaped formation,including the lengths 58 and 59, being inturned at their upper ends andpivoted in bearings 60 which are secured to or rigid with the bracket 20above described. The member F is thus pivoted immediately beneath theironing board B adjacent the bracket 20 and the portions 58 and 59thereof are con nected at their free ends by means of a cross piece 63which is adapted to seat within a notch 64 formed in the outer edge atthe lower free end of the leg 40; the notch 64 providing a shoulderagainst which the tain the retaining member "F within sliding limits onthe leg 40. In orderto permit collapsing of the leg constructions C andD' it 1s merely necessary to lift the retaining member F so that theconnecting portion 63 is out of the notch 64 and the legs '15, 16 and 40may then be collapsed to a position immediately beneath the ironingboard, as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings.

At the edge of the leg 40 opposite the guide link 45 is provided aretaining turn member '70, pivoted midway between its legs, meansloosely pivoting thelegs to the I ends 71 and a apted to'lie'in parallelalignironin board in such manner that they are ment in the same planewith the leg 40 when the latter is extended, or which may be turned to aright an led position with respect to the leg 40, as illustrated inFigure 4 of the drawings, in order to engage the free ends of the legs15 and 16 when the latter are collapsed, and prevent the extension ofjet p and 40 being pivotall '10 of the drawings.

' the legs, and thus holding the entire leg con: .structmn collapsedfiat beneath the ironing board B. Instead of the three point supportafforded by the legs 15, 16 and 40 it may be de-' sirable to provide theleg construction E instead of the leg construction I), thesameconsisting in the provision of two legs 40 and 4:0 in lieu of the singleleg 40; thezlegs connected at their upper ends to a suita le bracket 42as illustrated in Figures 9 and 10 of the drawings. The legs 4:0 and 40bear the same relation to the'ironing board B as the leg 40 illustratedin Figure 1, and the said legs 40 and 40 are pivotally connected forsynchronous movement with the legs 15 and 16 by means of connectin and51, as illustrate in Fi res 9 and A s ecia U-sha d truss or braceconstruction is provide in lieu of the truss F of Figure 1, which bearsthe same relation to the ironin boardeas the truss F, and consists of aU- aped body pivoted at its u per ends to the under surface of the ironig board B by brackets the free moving end of the truss G comprising 'across piece 63 which is ada ted to slidably operate in notches provide 1at the lower ends of the legs 40 and 4:0 in the' same relation and forthe same purpose as abovedescribed for the preferred embodiment of theinvention.

In other respects the form of invention illustrated in Figures 9 and 10is the same and bears thesame reference characters as the preferred formof invention.

From the foregoing descri tion of this in vention the operation and avantages of the improved folding ironing board W111 be obvious. The legconstructions afforded by the special features herein described enablesa rigid and stable support with a compact collapsing for storageurposes.

The various parts of the ironi board andespecially the-legs thereof maye made of either wood or metal.

Various changes in the shape, size, and

1 arrangement'of partsmay be made to the forms of invention herein shownand described, without departing from the spirit of the inventionsor-the scope of-the claims.

1.- In an ironing table construction an ironirigbbard, and means foroperatively '2. In an ironin rods or members movab e towards or awayfrom each other transversely of the ironing board, and cross .bracesconnecting said legs together, each of said bracesincluding a. pair ofpivoted pivoted relation andthe other portion of I each brace beingpivotally connected to the other.leg..

table the combination of a board, a air 0 legs, meanspivotin said legsbeneat the board at one end t ereof for collapsible swinging intosubstantial arallelism on" the bottom of theboard, or or extendedsubstantial vertical position beneath the board, said means permittingthe swinging of the legs at-their'free ends transversely of thelongitudinalaxis of the board towards and away from each other,collapsible cross brace means connecting said legs, a second legconstructionpivote beneath the board intermediate the ends of the board,ri idrods pivotally connected .on a'non-mova le axis to the second legcon-- struction intermediate the ends-thereof and at the opposite endssaid rods being connected on non-movable pivot axesto the legs 1 firstmentioned so that the legs "first mentioned and the second le besynchronously move said second leg construction when supporting theboard d1- verging'from the first mentioned legs,- a retaining memberpivoted to the board adjacent the pivot connections of the firstmenconstruction may tioned legshavinga movable grip ing connection withthe second mentione leg construction adjacent the free end-thereof tobrace it in a stable extended position, and means connecting the boardand the second mentioned le construction for holding the latter inposition counter to the retaining action ofthe first retaining member. a

3. In an ironing tablethe combination of anironing board and means forsupportin the ironing oard including ale pivota 1 connected with theironing boar and col apsible therebeneath and extensible to-a diagonalposition with respect to the plane of the ironing board, the leg when inthe latter position having an upper end disposed in acute angledrelation to the board immediately" beneath the ironing board, a stopblock on the ironing board secured therebeneath having a .bevel surfacethereon against which the acute angled e'ndof the leg abuts in flushrelation when the said legis extended as above described, and a rigidretaining member pivotally connected upon the board at a location spacedfrom the pivot connection of'the leg withthe board, said retainingmember having a slidingconnection with the lower free end of said leg,said leg being formed with a socket to receive said retaining member adjacent its slidin connection with the leg to releasabl and lmmovably holdthe retaining mem er connected upon the leg with the latter held inextended braced engagement with said stop block. r

CAL A'. FORNEY.

